Tag: Sisyphus

[Verse 1]
Zeus and Epstein on an island
(While in command)
Doing deeds with evil seeds
(Soon to be damned)

[Bridge]
Nymph Aegina
(Enough agita)

[Chorus]
Morals are steadfast
(Throughout time)
Ethic rules forever last
(No doubt… still a crime)

[Verse 2]
Taking underage girls
(For your thrills)
Racking up dues and bills
(Gives the spine chills)

[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Leave those kids alone
(All of us moan)
Leave those kids alone
(In the pedo zone)

ABOUT THE SONG
Zeus abducted the nymph Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus, by transforming into an eagle (or flame) and carrying her to the island of Oenone. Desiring her, Zeus took her to this secluded location to escape Hera’s jealousy. Aegina gave birth to their son, Aeacus, who later renamed the island Aegina.

From the album “Sisyphus“

[Intro]
Zeus’s wrath
(I wouldn’t laugh)
The wrath
(For chained death)

[Verse 1]
About the god’s daughter
(The nymph Aegina)
Perhaps you’d have not, a…
(Done what you aught, a…)

[Bridge]
God Zeus!
(Set your wrath loose)

[Chorus]
The wrath
(For chained death)
Do the math
(Mortal’s total)

[Verse 2]
The reign of divine rules
(Rain on all the fools)
The death wish…
(Of your hubris)

[Bridge]
Such is this
God Zeus!
(Set your wrath loose)

[Chorus]
The wrath
(For chained death)
Do the math
(Mortal’s total)

[Outro]
Such is this
(A bath) in wrath
To infinity
(For all eternity)
God Zeus!
(Ties your own noose)
Zeus’s wrath
(I wouldn’t laugh)

ABOUT THE SONG
Sisyphus reveals Zeus’s abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus’s wrath.

Sisyphus betrayed Zeus by revealing that the king of gods had abducted the nymph Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus. In exchange for this information, which Sisyphus witnessed, he secured an eternal spring for his city, Corinth. This act of betrayal against Zeus contributed to Sisyphus’, ultimate, eternal punishment.

Sisyphus incurred Zeus’s wrath by violating “divine rules.” Sisyphus acted with extreme hubris, thinking himself smarter than the gods. He not only betrayed Zeus’s secrets but also chained Thanatos (Death), causing a period where no mortals could die.

The Eternal Punishment: Zeus sentenced him to a “Sisyphean task” in Tartarus—a repetitive, pointless, and exhausting labor of rolling a rock up a hill for eternity.

From the album “Sisyphus“

[Intro]
Sisyphus
(Push, push)
Sisyphus

[Verse 1]
Do you wanna rock
(And roll)
Or rather your rock
(Hold still)

[Bridge]
Freewill?
All the while
(Laborious and futile)

[Refrain]
Sisyphus
(Push, push)
Sisyphus
(Push bein’)
Bein’
(Sisyphean)

[Verse 2]
Come on let’s roll
(Down the hill)
Just let ‘er roll
(Until until)

[Bridge]
Freewill
All the while
(Laborious and futile)

[Refrain]
Sisyphus
(Push, push)
Sisyphus
(Push bein’)
Bein’
(Sisyphean)

[Bridge]
Freewill
All the while
(Laborious and futile)

[Outro]
We will instill
(Freewill)
But will until
(Roll up hill)

ABOUT THE SONG
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the cunning founder and first king of Ephyra (now Corinth). He is famously remembered for his eternal punishment in Tartarus: he must push a massive boulder up a steep hill, only for it to roll back down just as it nears the summit, forcing him to repeat the task forever.

The founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus’s abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus’s wrath. His subsequent cheating of death earns him eternal punishment in the underworld, once he dies of old age. The gods forced him to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on contemporary culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean

From the album “Sisyphus“